So I take SG and the little girls out to Creverand National Forest, "The Land of Many Uses" (..mostly pot growing) for a hike. The sign on the trailhead warns of rattlers and mountian lions. I happen to know they aren't bluffing so SG is assigned point and I will bring up the van. 300 yds in SG and the littlest one barely miss stepping on a coiled up rattler. So much for point duties, eh?

There is much screaming and wailing but we decide to push on. I take point and SG is assinged the job of scanning the bushes for mountian lion ambushes. We make it without further attack and manage to skirt about 40 acres of poison oak. It was a blast.

Didn't you give them any sticks to hit together to scare the mountain lions away? [Old movie reference, for the benefit of you youngsters on the forum -- although it was remade in 1998.]

I can see it all now - you have a large clear bag of green leaves and an overeager vice cop spots you taking it out of your vehicle. Surveillance, wiretaps and computer tracking follows. They are trying to find out more about the WITP-AE Cartel ...

BTW - SE Asian cuisine uses a lot of fresh mint - you could probably sell to the local Vietnamese market and become an agricultural entrepreneur.

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No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

SENDING EXTRA BOAT PEOPLE TO RECCE NW AND SW EXITS SINGERS STOP CHIEF BIBLE BASHER DESIRES CLARIFICATION IF SPECIAL AUXILLARY BIBLE BASHERS NEEDED FOR ANY BANDAGE HEADS INVOLVED IN OPERATION STOP SPECIAL ENGINEERING STUDY SUGGESTS YOU NOT USE BIFFIN'S BRIDGE TO CROSS RIVER OBSTACLE BEFORE PALEMBANG END

Given that ancient Israel was defunct in 1943 and the new state of Israel did not proclaim until 1948, I guess "Israel" is a code-name for the head of M&M Enterprises, to keep the LYBs guessing? Oh, and the LWRBs [large white round-eye buggers] too?

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No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

What are all these AKL's and AK's doing around Swatow (SE China coast)? The sub force is intercepting groups like this almost every day.

Presumably they are moving something.

Mandrake, you asked about these LYB AKLs and AKs a page or so back and queried what they might be up to or what they might mean. You didn't get a lot of comment that I saw, so here is a plausible explanation of what is going in the world of Japanese industry right now. IF this is a Scenario 2 game, look at the starting supply/fuel that Japan begins the game with in Scenarios 1 and 2. They are not the same at all. While Scenario 2 allows a more robust Japanese military, it taketh away a price.....the LYBs start with less (significantly less) fuel and resource stocks in Scenario 2. IJN players who are unaware of this often run into an interesting dilema during the game depending on how well they have managed their economy. Often by May (or so) of 42, the aggressive LYB capitalist runs headlong into a massive tree (pick your species, but I see Crazy 8 running into a large oak tree in Season 1 of Breaking Bad).

I realize it is much later in your game, but the LYBs may now be trying desparately to rebuild a crashed or crashing economy. If that be the case, then by all means concentrate ALL subs on stopping his merchants. In fact, it might be worth a small cruiser force or two raiding into trading lanes to catch the slow moving merchants full of the life blood of industry.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: <monkeying with odd-looking machine that looks like a typewriter with some extra crap on it> DAMNIT! He's right! I HATE that! It IS stuck on "B". Somebody go get Sparks. See if he can fix it.

Lucha: Ummm....boss, you remember You sent him to Amchitka for using generic rum in the Mai Tais.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Damnit, that's right! I forgot about that little 5th columnist. Well....see if there is a bunting tosser around or something. This thing ain't workign for ****.

In fact, it might be worth a small cruiser force or two raiding into trading lanes to catch the slow moving merchants full of the life blood of industry.

Cruisers skirting between Beazelbob and the PI or Borneo and the PI to get up to the South China Sea, find the merchies without ground based search planes and then get back to safety without running out of gas! What could possibly go wrong?!

It would be worth a CL and a couple of DD's just for the entertainment value.

Or maybe just send a cruiser submarine like Narwhal or Argonaut with their 6" guns [if you didn't convert them to cargo subs]. Where is Surcouf (French sub, 2 x 8" guns ) when you need her? Answer: at the bottom of the sea after being accidentally rammed by a Lykes line xAK (ironic, yes?)

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No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

You know when you have a moment of clarity and the world seems to slow down and you fleetingly possess the ability to percieve great truths?

I had one of those today...at In and Out...the hamburger joint.

I realized the employees there are nicer to me than my own employees, my own kids and WAAAY nicer than Stalker Girl....and it only cost me $6.50...plus I got a burger with grilled onions and fries and a Diet Coke.

So, there I am, marveling at my insight, stuffing my face with fries and an 8 year old patient of mine walks right up and stands about 18 inches away.

Me: Man, I wish I had a half day. I gotta go back to work. <desperately hinting because he is still 18 inches away staring at me....but he just stands there...unblinking...so I think...damn I need to add Asperger's syndrome to this kid's problem list..I just keep smiling>

You know when you have a moment of clarity and the world seems to slow down and you fleetingly possess the ability to percieve great truths?

I had one of those today...at In and Out...the hamburger joint.

I realized the employees there are nicer to me than my own employees, my own kids and WAAAY nicer than Stalker Girl....and it only cost me $6.50...plus I got a burger with grilled onions and fries and a Diet Coke.

So, there I am, marveling at my insight, stuffing my face with fries and an 8 year old patient of mine walks right up and stands about 18 inches away.

Me: Man, I wish I had a half day. I gotta go back to work. <desperately hinting because he is still 18 inches away staring at me....but he just stands there...unblinking...so I think...damn I need to add Asperger's syndrome to this kid's problem list..I just keep smiling>

Me: OK, see ya man. <he goes outside and continues to stare at me through glass window like it is a one-way mirror. Next time, it's takeout>

Well, maybe he is a fan of this AAR and he can't help staring at a celebrity! Sorry to say though, the Nobel prize for Literature has already been announced for this year and the names on the cheque [over $1 M] were not Cap Mandrake and Sprior.

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No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

You know when you have a moment of clarity and the world seems to slow down and you fleetingly possess the ability to percieve great truths?

I had one of those today...at In and Out...the hamburger joint.

I realized the employees there are nicer to me than my own employees, my own kids and WAAAY nicer than Stalker Girl....and it only cost me $6.50...plus I got a burger with grilled onions and fries and a Diet Coke.

So, there I am, marveling at my insight, stuffing my face with fries and an 8 year old patient of mine walks right up and stands about 18 inches away.

Me: Man, I wish I had a half day. I gotta go back to work. <desperately hinting because he is still 18 inches away staring at me....but he just stands there...unblinking...so I think...damn I need to add Asperger's syndrome to this kid's problem list..I just keep smiling>

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: <monkeying with odd-looking machine that looks like a typewriter with some extra crap on it> DAMNIT! He's right! I HATE that! It IS stuck on "B". Somebody go get Sparks. See if he can fix it.

Lucha: Ummm....boss, you remember You sent him to Amchitka for using generic rum in the Mai Tais.

Fleet Admiral Mandrake: Damnit, that's right! I forgot about that little 5th columnist. Well....see if there is a bunting tosser around or something. This thing ain't workign for ****.

Is Lucha FAM's 'doggie'? Just hope he doesn't have a brain-fart and sends a grubber with 'is equaliser and banjo it!

You know when you have a moment of clarity and the world seems to slow down and you fleetingly possess the ability to percieve great truths?

I had one of those today...at In and Out...the hamburger joint.

I realized the employees there are nicer to me than my own employees, my own kids and WAAAY nicer than Stalker Girl....and it only cost me $6.50...plus I got a burger with grilled onions and fries and a Diet Coke.

So, there I am, marveling at my insight, stuffing my face with fries and an 8 year old patient of mine walks right up and stands about 18 inches away.

Me: Man, I wish I had a half day. I gotta go back to work. <desperately hinting because he is still 18 inches away staring at me....but he just stands there...unblinking...so I think...damn I need to add Asperger's syndrome to this kid's problem list..I just keep smiling>

Me: OK, see ya man. <he goes outside and continues to stare at me through glass window like it is a one-way mirror. Next time, it's takeout>

Well, maybe he is a fan of this AAR and he can't help staring at a celebrity! Sorry to say though, the Nobel prize for Literature has already been announced for this year and the names on the cheque [over $1 M] were not Cap Mandrake and Sprior.

$1M? Pfft...big deal. In Mandrake's world, that will scarcely pay for the outdoor grill and water feature.